Window bracket



E. E. NOWELL WINDOW BRACKET Filed Aug. 21, 1923 ATTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 9, 19224.

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WINDOW BRACKET.

Application filed August 21, 1923.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, EDWARD Iii-ownnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manchester, in the county of Hillsborough and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WindowBrackets, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to brackets for supporting spring roller operatedwindow shades and supporting curtain poles.

The general object of the invention is to provide a bracket which isvery simple in construction, which may be cheaply made, and which isadjustable to support curtains or shades of various lengths or to suitthe width of window frames.

A further .object is to provide a device of this character which isreadily applied to window frames without any danger of marring theframes.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will notbe likely to spring OH or become detached from the lintel of the windowframe if the spring actuated window shade is suddenly released and rollsup.

Still another obj ectis to provide a device of this character whereinthe brackets are firmly held in proper spaced relation.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a window frame havingthereon curtain and shade supporting brackets constructed in accordancewith my invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of these brackets;

Figure 3 is a face view of the strip 10;

Figure 4L is a face view of the arm 19 before being bent;

Figure 5 is a face view of the arm 23 before being bent.

Referring to these drawings, A designates the lintel of a window silland B the jambs thereof. My curtain and shade support comprises twometallic strips, each designated 10, and each being angularly bent atits upper end, as at 11, and having downwardly extending prongs 12 whichmay be embedded in the upper edge of the lintel. Attached, as will belater described, is a Serial 230. $58,576.

strip 13 having tongues ll struck out therefrom and engaging the tonguesof this strip 13 is a longitudinally slotted strip 15, the lower end ofwhich is angularly bent, as 15. The tongues 1d fit the slot in the strip15 so that the strip 15 may be adjusted vertically upon the strip 14 andthereby the effective length of the member formed by the strips and i lmay be controlled. T he angular end 15 of each strip is adapted toengage beneath the lintel and thus the angular end of the piece 15 maybe brought up close against the lower edge of the jainb. The strip 10 isrecessed upon each edge at 17 and below these recesses 17 the strip isrecessed upon each edge at 1.8. Each bracket for supporting the curtainpole consists of a strip of metal of sufficient thickness and rigidityand designated 19, this strip at one end being reduced in width so as toprovide shoulders 20, the outer end of the strip having a recess 21 forthe support of a curtain pole C.

In applying this bracket 19, the narrowed rear portion of the bracket isplaced in one of the recesses 17 as, for instance, the recess on theouter edge of the supporting strip 10, and then this portion 22 is bentaround the rear face of the member 10 and around in the opposed recess17 and over upon the face of the strip 10, as clearly shown in Figure 2.Thus this bracket or arm 19 is rigidly engaged with the supporting strip10. Each bracket for supporting a curtain roller consists of a strip ofmetal 23, the rear portion 2 1 of which is reduced in width, and thisreduced port-ion is defined by the shoulders 25. The bracket orsupporting arm 23 has a perforation 26 for the trunnion the windowshade, while that portion of the bracket 23 adjacent the base portion2+1 is formed with an aperture 27. l'lere too the narrow portion 24 ofthis arm 23 is disposed in one of the recesses 18 with the shoulders 25abutting against the face of the strip 10, then the narrow portion 2 1is folded over into the other recess but the end of this narrow portionprojects outward so as to form an ear 28 perforated, as at 29.

Assuming that the brackets are in position upon the lintel of thewindow, as illustrated in Figure 1, a rod 30 is passed through theseapertures 27 and 29. The extremities of this rod are screw-threaded, asat 31, and nuts 32 engage these extremities so that as these nuts areturned up they will bear against the outwardly projecting cars 28 andwill tie the two brackets together. This rod 30 will be immediatelybehind the window shade which is supported by the arms 23 and,therefore, will be invisible. The upper end of each strip 13 is formedwith a head 33 through which the rod 31 passes, this head being disposedbetweenthe ear 28 and the member 23.

In the use of this device, the supports 10 will be disposed along thelintel of the window in arcordauce with the length of the window shadeor the width of the window frame, and the rod 30 will be passedthroughthe members 28 and 28 and the nuts 32 turned up. The prongs 3.2 will, ofcourse, be forced into the upper edge of the wood of the window frame orlintel and the angular end 15- will be brought up close under the linteland thus the bracket will be supported firmly in place against downwardpull. The members 15 act to prevent the brackets being pulled out fromthe lintel or thrown out of place thereon by a sudden release of thespring actuated window shade, which would otherwise roll up and tend tothrow these brackets off of the .lintel. The rod 30 prevents thebrackets from moving away from each other and thus prevents thetrunnions ofthe window shade I) from coming out of the apertures 26.

It will be seen that this device is very simple, may be cheaply made, itis easily installed, and will be thoroughly effective for the purposeintended. lVhile I have illustrated certain details of construction andarrangement of parts, I do not wish to be limited thereto as it isobvious that many changes might be made therein without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim 1. In a shade and curtain bracket, a pair of elongated sections,the upper section having a lateral extension terminating in dependingprongs adapted to be penetratingly engaged within the upper edge of awindow lintel, shade and curtain carrying arms on said upper section, aseries of upwardly directed hooks projecting from the front of saidupper section, the lower section havingan elongated slot accommodatingsaid hooks and adapted to be engaged upon a selected one thereof, thelower section terminating in a lateral extension adapted for engagementbeneath the lintel.

2. In a shade and curtain bracket, :1- pair of sections having rearwardlateral extensions adapted to engage the top and bottom of a lintel,means for adjustably connecting said sections, penetrating elementsdepending from the end of the rearward lateral extension on the uppersection for penetrating engagement with the lintel, the upper sectionbeing formed with two pairs of recesses in the edges thereof, a shadebracket of substantially U-shapehaving its arms engaged within one pairof recesses and having its bightportion engaging against the rear sideof the upper section, screw means passing through said arms for holdingthe same in engagement with the recesses, and a curtain pole supportingbracket engaged with theother pair of recesses.

3. A curtain and shade supporting means for windows comprising a pair ofbrackets, each consisting of a strip of metal angularly bent at itsupper end and formed with prongs adapted to be insertedin the upper edgeof a window lintel, each of said strips having its opposite edges formedwith two pairs of recesses, a curtain pole supporting arm made of thinmetal, the rear portion being reduced, said rear portion of the armbeing bent at right angles to the body of the arm and disposed in onepair of said recesses and turned over upon the face of the bracketstrip, a shade supporting arm for each bracket formed of thin metal, therear por tion of which is reduced in width and bent at right angles tothe body of the arm, said reduced rear portion being disposed in theother pair of said recesses and the extremity of this portion being bentoutward to form an ear, the arm at its junction with the re ducedportion being formed with a perforation aligning with a perforation insaid ear, a rod passing through said perforations of both shadesupporting arms and extending over the face of each bracket, and nuts'onthe extremities of the rod.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

EDWVARI) E. NOl/VELL.

